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- Moshe informs the Jewish people of the punishments: Hashem told Moshe and Aaron to inform the Jewish people that their request was granted, and they will die in this dessert. Only Kalev and Yehoshua, as well as their children whom they said would be taken captive, will enter the promised land. Your corpses will drop in this desert and your children will wander for forty years in it to bear your guilt, one year for each day of your journey.
- The Meraglim die: The spies who spoke slander of the land died in a plague before G-d.
- Attempt to conquer Amaleik:
- Moshe informed Bnei Yisrael of all the above and they entered a deep state of mourning. They arose in the morning and ascended the mountain with intent to repent and enter the promised land. However, Moshe warned them that they would not be successful as G-d does not allow it anymore. They will be smitten by their enemies if they continue, as Hashem is no longer with them. However, they were stubborn and did not listen and ascended the mountain. Moshe and the Aron did not move from the camp. The Amaleikites and Cananites who lived on that mountain annihilated them.
- Voluntary Karbanos of a vow and their Mincha and Nesachim:
- Hashem told Moshe to tell the Jewish people that when they arrive to the land and bring a voluntary offering from the cattle, or flock, due to a vow, or during the festivals, then it should be accompanied by a Mincha offering and wine libations.
- Sheep: For every sheep you should have a tenth of an Eipha of fine flour for a Mincha, mixed with a quarter of a Hin of oil, and a quarter of a Hin of wine as a libation.
- Ram: For every ram you should have two tenths of an Eipha of fine flour for a Mincha, mixed with a third of a Hin of oil, and a third of a Hin of wine as a libation.
Q&A on Rashi
14:27 — The “Community”
Q1. Who is “העדה הרעה” (evil community)?
A:
➡️ The 10 spies
Q2. What do we learn from “עדה”?
A:
➡️ A “community” = minimum of 10 people
Q3. What did they cause?
A:
➡️ They made all Israel complain against Hashem
14:28 — Measure-for-Measure Punishment
Q4. What does “חי אני” mean?
A:
➡️ An oath by Hashem
Q5. What punishment matches their words?
A:
➡️ They said: “Better to die in the desert”
➡️ Hashem says: You will die in the desert
14:29 — Who Dies
Q6. Who is included in the decree?
A:
➡️ All counted age 20+
Q7. Who is excluded?
A:
➡️ Leviim (not counted with them)
14:30–31 — Who Enters the Land
Q8. Who will enter Eretz Yisrael?
A:
➡️ Yehoshua & Calev only
Q9. What about the children?
A:
➡️ They will enter and inherit the land
14:33 — 40 Years
Q10. Why 40 years specifically?
A:
➡️ So those aged 20 → reach 60 (death age)
Q11. Why include the first year?
A:
➡️ Punishment linked also to Chet HaEgel
Q12. What does “עונותיכם” (plural) teach?
A:
➡️ Two sins:
- Golden Calf
- Spies
14:34 — “תנואתי”
Q13. What does “תנואתי” mean?
A:
➡️ Turning away / alienation from Hashem
Q14. What is the punishment pattern?
A:
➡️ 1 day = 1 year → 40 days → 40 years
14:36–37 — Death of the Spies
Q15. What happened to the spies?
A:
➡️ Died in a plague before Hashem
Q16. What was their punishment measure-for-measure?
A:
➡️ They sinned with speech →
Their tongues were punished physically
14:38 — Yehoshua & Calev
Q17. Why say they remained alive?
A:
➡️ They received inheritance portions of the other spies
14:39–40 — Late Regret
Q18. What did the people do?
A:
➡️
- Mourned
- Tried to go up afterward
Q19. Why was this wrong?
A:
➡️ It was too late — not Hashem’s will anymore
14:41–42 — Moshe’s Warning
Q20. Why did Moshe say it won’t succeed?
A:
➡️ Hashem is not with them now
14:44 — Defiant Ascent
Q21. What does “ויעפילו” mean?
A:
➡️ Acting stubbornly / forcefully
(or blindly in “darkness”)
Q22. What key mistake did they make?
A:
➡️ They went without Moshe and the Aron
14:45 — Defeat
Q23. What happened to them?
A:
➡️ They were crushed and chased to Chormah
📘 15:1–7 — Transition (Korbanot in the Land)
15:2 — Encouragement
Q24. Why is this section placed here?
A:
➡️ To reassure them:
They WILL enter the land eventually
15:3 — Offerings
Q25. Is this a command or option?
A:
➡️ Optional offerings (“when you choose”)
Q26. What is “ריח ניחוח”?
A:
➡️ Something that gives Hashem “pleasure”
15:4–5 — Accompanying Offerings
Q27. What accompanies each korban?
A:
➡️
- Flour (mincha)
- Oil
- Wine (libation)
Q28. What happens to them?
A:
➡️
- Mincha → burned
- Wine → poured on Mizbeach
15:6 — Ram
Q29. What extra case is included?
A:
➡️ Even an in-between animal (palgas) requires full libations